http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11173
Summary: 3ds max 2008 fails to install Product: Wine Version: CVS/GIT Platform: PC OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: msi AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: xerox_xerox2000@yahoo.co.uk
So as i couldn't find 3ds max 7, i gave the 2008 trial version a try, but it fails quite early:
err:msi:read_properties_from_data wrong type 64 != 30
There were also some mscoree related fixme's in the console, but they seem not be the problem. I'll attach a screenshot of the error